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New Castile

American  

noun

  1. a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).


New Castile British  

noun

  1. a region and former province of central Spain. Chief town: Toledo

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New Castile, which was recovered later from the Moors, borders it on the south.

From Time Magazine Archive

In New Castile lies Madrid, like a gem on a rumpled brown cloth.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his garden the first fig tree of New Castile had just borne fruit.

From Time Magazine Archive

In pursuance of his policy of conciliation, Mote'mid gave his daughter Zayda in marriage to Alfonso VI., her dowry being all the towns Mut'adid had conquered in New Castile.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

Spanish Estremadura is bounded on the N. by Leon and Old Castile, E. by New Castile, S. by Andalusia, and W. by the Portuguese province of Beira and Alemtejo, which separate it from Portuguese Estremadura.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various